Keeping Your Cosmetics Organized While You Travel

Imagine that you’ve just taken a great vacation, but you’re exhausted and glad to be home. Unpacking has never been one of your favorite parts of taking a trip, but alas, it has to be done. You unzip your suitcase only to find smudges of blusher and foundation marring that shirt you bought at the souvenir shop, as well as many of your other favorite clothes. This is a scary scenario to think about, but likely one that most women can relate to.

Whether you are a professional makeup artist or just a normal woman who likes to have makeup on hand, traveling with cosmetics can be a tricky thing to master if you don’t have the right gear. You might have a nice cloth-based travel makeup bag, but it’s probably still difficult keep your tubes, bottles, and compacts in place during travel. True organization and freedom on the road can be accomplished by one simple solution: a professional-grade train case.

The train case isn’t only for those who opt to travel by train, regardless of the name. It’s simply a hand-sized suitcase-like box meant for carrying conveniences during travel. (Think back to some black-and-white movies you may have seen in which a woman carries a small suitcase-like box onto the train.) Train cases of old were largely hollowed out, possibly with pouches lining the walls of the interior and a vanity mirror on the inner side of the “roof.” Modern cosmetic train cases put traditional train cases to shame when it comes to organization and convenience! Most come with several compartments on the lower portion of the box and several expandable trays that simply slide out to display your cosmetics. The lower potion is large enough to hold hair brushes or other supplies you might deem handy to have while you travel. The best advantage of new cosmetic cases is that the majority of them are available in an aluminum finish, ensuring that no matter how rough your trip is your makeup will arrive intact.

Train cases are great if you only have a small collection of cosmetics, but perhaps you require something a bit larger? If so, look into cosmetic case sets, which include a train case as well as a larger case with wheels and a retractable handle (much like a carry-on suitcase). You might opt for a larger variation of case if your “arsenal of beauty” includes items such as wigs, hair accessories, electronics, etc.

Even if you don’t travel a lot, you can still benefit from the organizational perks that train cases offer!